View metadata, citation and similar papers at core.ac.uk brought to you by CORE provided by Digital Commons @ UM Law Maryland Journal of International Law Volume 33 | Issue 1 Article 4 Lessons About NAFTA Renegotiations from Shakespeare’s Othello: From the Three Amigos to America as Iago? Raj Bhala Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.law.umaryland.edu/mjil Recommended Citation Raj Bhala, Lessons About NAFTA Renegotiations from Shakespeare’s Othello: From the Three Amigos to America as Iago?, 33 Md. J. Int'l L. 38 (2018). Available at: https://digitalcommons.law.umaryland.edu/mjil/vol33/iss1/4 This Symposium: Articles and Essays is brought to you for free and open access by the Academic Journals at DigitalCommons@UM Carey Law. It has been accepted for inclusion in Maryland Journal of International Law by an authorized editor of DigitalCommons@UM Carey Law. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. BHALA -- LESSONS ABOUT NAFTA RENEGOTIATIONS (FINAL) (DO NOT DELETE) 8/11/2018 1:45 PM Lessons About NAFTA Renegotiations from Shakespeare’s Othello: From the Three Amigos to America as Iago? RAJ BHALA† I. THREE AMIGOS RECAST AS IAGO, CASSIO, AND DESDEMONA A. Five Hallmarks of Iago The “Three Amigos” is a common characterization of relations among the North American countries,1 particularly since 1 January 1994 when the North American Free Trade Agreement (“NAFTA”)2 entered into force, superseding a deal between two buddies, Canada © 2018 Raj Bhala † Brenneisen Distinguished Professor, The University of Kansas, School of Law, Senior Advisor, Dentons U.S. LLP, Kansas City, Missouri, “On Point” Columnist, Bloomberg Quint (India).